azadeh moshiri in one ofthe experienced. azadeh moshiri in one of the athens _ experienced. _ experienced. azadeh moshiri in one of the athens suburb is affected, i of the athens suburb is affected, thank you very much. three people have been taken to hospital after a food bank in new zealand unintentionally distributed sweets laced with a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine. police are trying to trace the sweets, which as many as a00 people may have received as part of food parcels. it's believed criminals may have packaged the drugs as sweets to avoid detection. animal welfare campaigners are warning that more beef and dairy cows could be kept indoors for the whole of their productive lives, amid a rise in so—called "mega—farms". the bbc found more than 915,000 cows are now being housed on large—scale farms, something the group compassion in world farming describes as "deeply concerning". the former british prime minister, liz truss, has walked off stage after becoming the latest target of the political activist group led by donkeys. ms truss, whose time in office

the olympics. —— i am azadeh moshiri. taste covering the olympics. -- i am azadeh moshiri.— azadeh moshirii penultimate day of the olympics azadeh moshiri. we are on the - penultimate day of the olympics and still there is so much a sport happening and it doesn't feel like anything is winding downjust happening and it doesn't feel like anything is winding down just yet. let's take you through the day's sporting headlines so far. in the diving 10m platform, china took the gold, japan — silver, and it was team gb�*s noah williams who took the bronze medal. that adds to his existing silver from these games that he won with tom daley in the men's synchronised 10m platform. an upset for france, as norway defeated the defending champions 29—21 in the women's handball final to win olympic gold. and athletics action concludes this evening with the men's 800m & 5,000m final, the women's 1,500m final and the men's and women's axlr00m relays. now, one of the great moments of these games was bryony page. remember her? she secured team gb�*s first ever gold medal in trampolining. for page, it completed

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thank you, azadeh moshiri.t captain, turned tv presenter, freddie flintoff has opened up about his life since he was injured in a high speed crash whilst filming an episode of the bbc top gear show in 2022. for his new series, �*freddie flintoff�*s field of dreams on tour�* he's returned to his hometown of preston to take his cricket team to india — a trip he'd planned before his accident. 0ur sports correspondent patrick gearey has this report. i promised you a trip to india. um, i'm wondering if you still want to go. freddie flintoff has been on many a cricket tour before, but none quite like this. representing england, but we're representing something far bigger than that — representing preston. a team of lancastrian youngsters who, until a couple of years ago, mostly didn't know the rules of cricket, heading to india, where the sport is woven into everyday life. catch! this is the second series of freddie flintoff�*s field of dreams. are you all right? miss me? where the great ex—cricketer turns ambassador,

thank you, azadeh moshiri.s on price increases have just been released, showing an uptick. however, the silver lining is that the increase is slightly smaller than expected. the consumer price inflation rate forjuly has come in at 2.2%, up from the 2% bank of england target seen in may and june and that is below the forecasted 2.3%. as a result, london stocks advanced on wednesday, strengthening bets that the bank of england will cut interest rates in the next policy meeting. to a big political story out of japan. the prime minister, fumio kishida, says he will not stand in his party's leadership contest next month, clearing the way for a new premier. mr kishida — who came to power in 2021 — said it was important to show the public that his liberal democratic party was changing. they have governed japan for most of the period since the second world war. the number of violent attacks against women and girls on britain's railways has increased by more than 50% in two years, according to the british transport poli

i'm azadeh moshiri.ack. let's get more now on the dozens of deaths in an israeli air strike on a school housing displaced families in gaza city. the al—ahli baptist hospital says 70 bodies that it's received so far have been identified. the total number of those killed is expected to be higher. motasem a dalloul is an independentjournalist based in gaza associated with the middle east eye outlet. he described what he saw at the scene — and a warning that his description is graphic. when i went to the scene, it was four hours after the attack. i saw pools of blood. i saw parts of bodies. small body parts scattered everywhere in the area. people are looking for body parts in nearby homes and in the street. the smell of blood is very, very difficult and makes you vomit. i saw people screaming for the rest of their relatives. i saw a mother beating, slapping her face because of the loss of her eldest son. and she said that he left seven orphans — seven children who are still behind. when i went to the hospit

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.space station, two american astronauts are still unable to return home. problems with a boeing starliner spacecraft means they can't be brought back to earth. barry wilmore and sunita williams may now end up spending more than eight months — rather than eight days — on board the iss. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. three, two, one, ignition. and lift—off of- starliner and atlas 5. it was expected to be a short stay at the international space station for butch wilmore and sunita williams. but the test pilots for boeing's new starliner are in for a longer trip than they bargained for. eight days could turn into eight months, because their capsule has been deemed unsafe to return to earth. problems with its propulsion system emerged during starliner�*s initial approach to the space station injune, and it still hasn't been fixed. no decision has been made yet, but it looks like the capsule will eventually return to earth, but, to be on the safe side, without the astron

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maryam moshiri there.e, where the un's nuclear agency says there is no reported impact on safety after multiple explosions at ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. russian state news is reporting the main fire is now extinguished. russia and ukraine are both blaming each other for the incident. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has tweeted that "russian terrorists" started the fire. he went on to say that radiation levels are normal and accused russia of using the facility to blackmail ukraine. meanwhile, the plant's russian management blamed it on ukrainian shelling. the plant is currently occupied by russia. this comes as ukraine continues their cross—border offensive. russia says its army will deliver a "tough response" and has acknowledged that ukrainian units have advanced deep into the western region of kursk, saying it's hit troops and equipment around 30 kilometres from the border. it's the most serious attack by a foreign army on russian territory since the second world war. a senior uk

i'm azadeh moshiri. we start this hour with the latest on the israel—gaza war after dozens of palestinians were killed in an israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced families in gaza city. the al—ahli baptist hospital says 70 bodies that it's received so far have been identified. the total number of those killed is expected to be higher. these are some of the latest images from the scene — many are too graphic for us to show. the israeli military says around 20 hamas and islamichhad militants were operating from the building. but hamas says the dead do not include a single combatant and has described it as a horrific crime. some international reaction: egypt and qatar — which have been mediating in the gaza ceasefire talks — have condemned the israeli strike. the eu's foreign affairs chief josep borrell says he's horrified by the images from the school. he says there's no justification for these massacres. and the uk's foreign secretary david lammy says he's appalled by the strike and the tragic l

he told maryam moshiri why it has taken so long for the games to return to france.their trump, their big player, and he was bidding to help them get the games, and a whole raft of characters have spent 20—plus years trying to get these games to paris. they tried in the late �*80s as well. so, fourth time lucky, but they have got it. and those rings on the building, on that landmark, that is the symbol, if you like, of the success that they have got in front of them now. was it 192a, the last time that paris...? that is a long hiatus. it gives them a wonderful centenary platform, and they are milking that, and i don't blame them for that. 100 years to get these games going again. how tough was it for paris to prepare, for the french to prepare, given that often there is a lot of pushback, on how much it is costing and all the inconvenience and all that? 8 billion euros, these are huge sums of money. they always are. wherever you have it, you will come across all manner of issues and complaints, some legitimate and some because people don't think it is worth it or why

earlier my colleague maryam moshiri caught up with laura garcia from bbc mundo and talked about somehis year. so mijain lopez has managed to do what not even michael phelps has managed to do. michael phelps might have 28 medals, but mijain lopez has won five consecutive gold medals across five different 0lympics. so this man started winning medals in 2008 when barack 0bama was elected president. it's a completely different world, and he's been consistently dominating in his sport until he's now retired at age a1. at the end of the match, after he knew he was the gold medallist, el gigante de herradura, like we call him in spanish, it's the giant of herradura. that's the name of the town that he comes from. and he's literally a giant, isn't he? he is enormous. he's almost two metres tall. his categories in the 130 kilometre... kilometres, no, kilograms! i've also been here 35 days. we've been here forever, haven't we, laura? but we love it. we love it. yeah, i walked past him the other day and he is a mountain of a man and powerful and an inspiration for the sport in his country. and

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let's speak to our correspondent azadeh moshiri — who's in a suburb of athens.eminder that these fires have come to the suburbs of athens. this was one of the worst hit suburbs. it is where homes, residential areas have been hit. government officials and authorities are coming here to try and assess the damage done to these homes and cars. there are some people are going around, i think they can tell we are the bbc. and they are trying to figure out what kind of support these communities need. the government has already earmarked 4.7 million euros to try to help businesses, people who have been affected by these fires. we also know that nearly 650 people have been allocated temporary housing since sunday. those are the latest figures. as they try to come to terms with what has happened to their livelihoods and their homes. we have met one of the families affected here and their son is right here. you were telling me what happened to you when these fires were starting. you flood with your family, didn't you? my were starting. you flood with your family, didn't yo

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. new resident of an san diego zoo for the inviting a lucky few to see a pair of chinese giant pandas that are the first to enter the united states in 21 years. the staff at the zoo said the panthers, which arrived from china in late june were adjusting well to their new home in the private habitat. the five—year—old male is recognised by his long, slightly pointed nose while the e—mail world is for with big fluffy ears whose name means a precious treasure of prosperity and abundance. what a beautiful name for the purdue state with us here on bbc news without lots more coming up, including a brief look at the headlines. stay with us. hello there. weather was pretty disappointing today, but tomorrow, it's looking brighter. we should have a lot more sunshine around and it will remain quite breezy, feel a little bit warmer because of more sunshine. there'lljust be a few showers dotted around, mainly in the north and the west. so, these weatherfronts have been crossing the country, bringing

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.g. and katarina johnson—thompson has started her heptathlon campaign. natalie pirks is in paris with all the day's events. riding the crest of a wave, as blustery show, kiteboarding's olympic debut comes with a golden glow. and it is gold for ellie aldridge, and gold for great britain. ellie aldridge went into the final needing two wins to be crowned champion. and on the seas of marseille, she was flying. reaching speeds of over 30 mph, she pipped the french favourite to reach a new height with the kite. so, ellie, can you believe it? no! it's crazy. anna burnet and john gimson were well placed in the sailing, but the soon—to—be—married couple were feeling something blue. disqualified in the final race for crossing the start line too soon. so proud of this week, how we sailed. and, yeah, we made one mistake and its cost us an olympic medal. so you can imagine we're pretty broken. katarina johnson—thompson knows that feeling, chasing herfirst medal in her fourth games. a solid start in

maryam moshiri in paris.ea into israel on tuesday. earlier, hamas announced yahya sinwar, israel's most wanted man, had been chosen as the new overall head of the group. he was most recently the leader of hamas in gaza. israel holds him, along with others, responsible for the october 7 attacks in around twelve—hundred people were killed and more than 200 kidnapped. our correspondentjenny hill has the latest. deep underground, a place of last resort. this car park is now a hospital. if there's an attack on haifa, the vast bunker will shelter the sick and take in the injured. when? when is it going to happen? nobody knows. we talk about it a lot. we're...in general, people are optimistic. we hope it's going to be in short duration. there are operating theatres, a maternity ward, a command bunker, and supplies to keep going for three days. they tell us here they're fully prepared for an attack. israel insists it's ready for any eventuality. and yet you can sense the unease. you can feel the fear. this port city

my colleague maryam moshiri is in paris. busy today, isn't it?ics, just three days left of competition. there's a huge amount going on today, but the latest medal lines are huge excitement in the women's and men's canoe sprint final, with new zealand taking the gold and germany taking silver. but germany did manage to clinch the gold in the men's canoe sprint final. and indonesia got their first gold medal of the games today, in the men's speed climbing final. that adds to their existing bronze medal. at the grand palais, team gb�*s bradley sinden loses his taekwondo semifinal tojordan, so will now fight for bronze. but there was heartbreak for gb�*s jadejones as she lost in the first round, for the second olympics in a row. jones may still be given a chance at the bronze medal through the repechage. and it's a 13th gold of the olympics for great britain and northern ireland, as ellie aldridge win's the women's kite final sailing down in marseille. fantastic news for team gb. weightlifting made an since 1896 of “p weightlifting made an since 1896

my colleague maryam moshiri is in paris.ympics is really interesting because it's been well documented that these games are aiming to be the most sustainable games yet. paris �*24 organisers say they're going to reduce the environmental impact whilst maximising the social and economic benefits. but how realistic are those goals? well, here to answer my questions is georgina grenon, director of environmental excellence at paris 202a. great to talk to you. thanks forjoining us on the bbc. thank you. and let's talk about sustainability, because paris has said that this is going to be the most sustainable games ever. what does that mean? well, it means, you know, it's history for us, it's a place in history. people are waiting for us to deliver a special games that are spectacular, but also are more sustainable. so for that, we have to rethink the entire games, do things differently, you know, in every aspect of the games organisation. how difficult is it to keep things sustainable? well, it's never easy. it's never easy. we had

i maryam moshiri live in paris with 13 of the olympics will do plenty more sports to come, plenty moreals up for grabs, sports to come, plenty more metals upfor grabs, i sports to come, plenty more metals up for grabs, i will have the very latest.

maryam moshiri in paris.. we will have low pressure sitting to the north of scotland. that will bring a windier day across the northern half of the country and most of the showers will be here. the fewer showers, the further south that you are. the winds are not quite as strong, as you can see, wider isobars here compared to what you can expect across the north of the uk and this is where we'll have most of the showers. but the showers will tend to fade out through this evening and overnight. we'll start to see thicker cloud piling into wales, south—west england, as the next weatherfront starts moving in here. some splashes of rain by the time it reaches dawn. but it will be importing some slightly milder air to southern areas, mid—teens in the south, 10—12 further north. that is all tied in with another area of low pressure, a set of weather fronts starting to push in during the course of thursday. we start bright, northern and eastern areas have some sunshine and then the clouds begin to build through the m

hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme.as begun air strikes against hezbollah in lebanon, after they identified preparations for a large—scale attacks. the iran—backed group said it was carrying out a large

hello, i'm azadeh moshiri, welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc.raine's air commander has called "the biggest air attack" of this war. at least six people have been killed after russia targeted 15 ukrainian regions. ukraine's president, volodomyr zelensky, has said russia launched about 200 missiles and drones. russia claimed it used high—precision weapons to hit

hello, i'm azadeh moshiri, welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east, where it's day two of the israeli military raids in the west bank. where its day two of the israeli israel says five palestinian fighters have been killed while hiding in a mosque in the city of tulkarm. earlier, palestinian officials said at least ”people had been killed during what israel describes as "counter—terror raids". it's israel's largest operation in the west bank in about two decades. earlier, the un secretary—general called on israel to halt its major military operation in the north of the territory immediately. from jenin, our middle east correspondent lucy williamson sent this report. it was a message of force, delivered quietly at first. israeli soldiers seeking their targets, street by palestinian street. at morning, hundreds of troops backed by armoured bulldozers arrived in the refugee camps of tulkarem, nablus, tubas, jenin. home to armed palestinian groups and unarmed civilians. at least ten palestinians have been killed. hamas says si

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my colleague maryam moshiri is in paris. i will not be taking part in the marathon.museum. the mona lisa is in here among other things. it is one of the few places in paris it isn't involved in hosting a sporting event. mainly because it is all made of glass. it is a beautiful hot sunny day here. the marathon has taken place. the people's marathon takes place a little bit later. there are 39 medals up for grabs. it is such a busy day of sport. it is day 15 of the olympics. things are not winding down. plenty of fans and made their way to paris. many tens of thousands from all over the world. i found a whole group of them. i found a group from the netherlands. welcome to bbc news. tell me about what you can see in paris. irate news. tell me about what you can see in paris. ~ ., _, ., , in paris. we have come to see the marathon this _ in paris. we have come to see the marathon this morning. _ in paris. we have come to see the | marathon this morning. yesterday, also the _ marathon this morning. yesterday, also the athletics. you marathon this morning. yesterday, also

hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. three people were killed in a suspected knife attack in the western city of solingen. four others were seriously injured during the incident on friday. this is what we know so far. local media is reporting a man randomly stabbed passers—by as the city hosted a festival marking its 650th anniversary. police have asked local residents to avoid the area, and have imposed a security cordon.

our correspondent azadeh moshiri is in greece — and she sent us this update from one of the worst affectedyou'd be able to smell the ash around me, the smell of charred ground. and there's still this dry heat here in athens. which is why you can see some of the smoke right there behind me. and just to give you a sense of how close we are to homes there, right there behind me. now, this is a northern suburb of athens. that's how close the fires have come this year. and we've passed through the area, seen homes that have been devastated by the flames, cars that have been completely consumed. now, as you can see, the winds have dissipated. the fire service have told us that the next 2a hours are crucial in determining what will happen in the next few days. so far, we know that these flames have already taken a life. one 63—year—old woman — her body was found another northern suburb of athens. people have been injured, mostly through smoke inhalation. animals have been burnt. and on top of all of that, more than 100,000 acres of land have been consumed by the flames, and yet the fire service i

my colleague azadeh moshiri has been getting the latest from the ground.ssessing the damage, so much so that some of the figures, the houses damaged, the amount of forest that has been consumed, those could change. and helicopters have still been flying over us, trying to douse some of the remnants of the fire and also prevent new resurgences from beginning. and when they're assessing the damage, we spoke to a volunteer firefighter as well as the mayor's office here, and they sent us here because these points allow you to see just how barren some of the land has become. you can see how scorched the land is behind me. and it was completely green before these fires began. and if i take you right here, you can see how close this came to homes here in this suburb of athens, one of the hardest hit. there's some scorched land there over there as well. and as well as trying to assess the damage that's been caused by these wildfires, they're trying to understand the cause. and of course, climate change comes into play here. now, the prime minister, mitsotakis, has

our correspondent azadeh moshiri in pendeli, a suburb of athens.ound me, the smell of charred ground. and there's still this dry heat here in athens. which is why you can see some of the smoke right there behind me. and just to give you a sense of how close we are to homes there, right there behind me. now, this is a northern suburb of athens. that's how close the fires have come this year. and we've passed through the area, seen homes that have been devastated by the flames, cars that have been completely consumed. now, as you can see, the winds have dissipated. the fire service have told us that the next 24 hours are crucial in determining what will happen in the next few days. so far, we know that these flames have already taken a life. one 63—year—old woman — her body was found another northern suburb of athens. people have been injured, mostly through smoke inhalation. animals have been burnt. and on top of all of that, more than 100,000 acres of [and have been consumed by the flames, and yet the fire service is poured a lot of resources into

hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme.says its army will deliver a "tough response" and appears to have acknowledged ukrainian units have advanced deep into the western region of kursk, saying it's hit troops and equipment around 30 kilometres from the border. it's the most serious attack by a foreign army on russian territory since the second world war. overnight at least two people were killed in kyiv, as russia carried out missile and drone attacks in six regions of ukraine.

my colleague maryam moshiri has been in paris for all the excitement the past two weeks. so, the final day of the paris olympics 2024 comes to an end. the closing ceremony started with leon marchand in front of that beautiful cauldron, taking the olympic flame with him from there to the stade de france. and the ceremony really marked an end to what has been a fantastic two and a half weeks of sport here in paris. the french have really taken these olympics to heart, and the host nation has done so well in terms of medals as well, and you could really feel that emotion during that closing ceremony. there was music, there was dancing, there were athletes who turned up, not only the flag bearers but also other athletes from nations around the world, and you can feel how relaxed, how happy they were now the job is done at that closing ceremony. another thing we saw was music from around the world. and we saw some symbolic gestures as well, as the olympic flag was passed from the mayor of france to the mayor of los angeles. we were promised, potentially, a bit of hollywood gla

hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme.tinians were killed in an israeli air strike on a school housing displaced families in gaza city. the al—ahli baptist hospital says 70 bodies that it's received so far have been identified. the total number of those killed is expected to be higher. these are some of the latest images from the scene — many are simply too graphic for us to show you. the israeli military says around 20 hamas and islamichhad militants were operating from the building.

it's day eight of the olympics and my colleague maryam moshiri is in paris.— it has been an amazing day of sport already with lots of medals already won. some news just in, and the two—time olympic gold medallist shelly—ann fraser—pryce has pulled out of the 100 metres final tonight. the jamaican was set for a show down with her us rival shecarri richardson. and team gb�*s dina asher smith has failed to qualify for tonight. the men's rowing eight claimed the latest gold this morning. there have also been four bronze medals in rowing, windsurfing, dressage and a lot of lines from the bercy arena where the gymnastics is taking place. ireland's rhys mcclenaghan has claimed gold winning the pommel horse final. american gymnast simone biles won her third olympic gold of the paris games, when she took the vault title in emphatic fashion. qinwen zheng has become the first chinese player in olympic history claime the singles tennis. and in athletics, gb sprinter jeremiah azu suffered the heartbreak of being disqualified from the men's 100m heats in paris because of a

hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. we believe with we begin with violence in sunderland.o it set alight, as protesters clashed with police in sunderland tonight during a demonstration linked to the southport knife attack. northumbria police said its officers had been "subjected to serious violence" and have advised members of the public to avoid the area. earlier, police in riot gear were pelted with beer cans and stones outside a mosque in the city. mounted officers pushed back demonstrators, some of whom were in masks. members of the crowd chanted in support of far—right activist tommy robinson, while others shouted racist slurs. cars in the city centre have also been targeted by the group, with one overturned car being set on fire. in response, yvette cooper took to x, writing... events in sunderland are the latest in a series of disturbances in a number of english towns this week, after three children were fatally stabbed in southport on monday. our home editor mark easton reports from sunderland. there were fears of violent far right protests that could turn into an

hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. we begin in germany, where police have launched a manhunt after three people were killed in a suspected knife attack in the western city of solingen. four others were seriously injured during the incident on friday. this is what we know so far. local media is reporting a man randomly stabbed passers—by as the city hosted a festival marking its 650th anniversary. police have asked local residents to avoid the area, and have imposed a security cordon. a spokesperson for the local police force said it was not clear if the suspected attacker still poses a threat. translation: we assume a single offender. - he's on the run, he killed three people at the city festival and seriously injured at least four, so we can't say he's not dangerous. but is he still on the run and looking for more victims? that would all be speculation, but of course i can't say 100% there is no danger from this person. that's why we still advise caution. the mayor of solingen has reacted to the incident. here's more

less than 10% of the burnt areas were forests. 0ur correspondent, azadeh moshiri, sent us this reportike this are a reminder of the work ahead for the government of greece. assessing the damage businesses and homes that have been affected by these fires here in a suburb of athens, pendeli. now, the government has already earmarked 4.7 million euros for people and businesses affected by the damage. they are already counting how many homes have been burnt down, and we've spoken to officials who've said those numbers are likely to grow as they travel through these suburbs to try and understand how people have been affected. and one of those families that has been affected is right here. we met them earlier and this is one of their sons, marios. marios, you witnessed the fires with your family, didn't you? yes. i was seeing the fire and i was very worried about my house, there where i'm playing, my clothes. and my family, my brother, my mother and my dad stay here to protect our house and help. and me and my grandmother go to a neighbour a to a neighbour's house. and when you came back, w

let'sjoin my colleague maryam moshiri for all the latest on the olympics.iam machinery how do you top speaking to flavor flav. in 2028 the olympics move over to los angeles at the stade de angeles france in the city's north, athletes, volunteers, leaders and fans are gathered to mark the end of these games. and it is — as it was so promised — a celebration too, of france, french culture — and olympic history. we started at the olympic flame in the jardin de tuilleries, to the tune of an edith piaf classic, �*sous le ciel de paris�*. we saw french swimming superstar leon marchand take a portion of that flame and start its journey to the stade de france once there, we welcomed in the athletes — who's hard work, dedication and pursuit of victory has entertained us all. for them, tonight, the work is done — it's time to party! but there was one last medal to be awarded — that of the women's marathon, which was run this morning. and then — the stade is plunged into darkness. we see the golden voyager, a figure clad in head to toe gold, go through what we're told

i'm azadeh moshiri.israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced families in gaza city. the al—ahli baptist hospital says 70 bodies that it's received so far have been identified. the total number of those killed is expected to be higher. these are some of the latest images from the scene — many are too graphic for us to show. the israeli military says around 20 hamas and islamichhad militants were operating from the building. but hamas says the dead do not include a single combatant and has described it as a horrific crime. some international reaction:

hello i'm azadeh moshiri, welcome to the programme. top story, divers have been searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off sicily on monday. they have now recovered a fifth body. it brings the death toll to six. a fire service boat returned a short while ago to the port of porticello, as the search for the one remaining missing passenger, continues. italian authorities have not yet confirmed the identities of the five bodies that have been recovered. and it's a challenging search — the yacht is currently 50 metres underwater, after it capsized in a freak storm. here's the latest from our correspondent bethany bell in sicily. well, we know that divers are continuing their search for this final missing person still unaccounted for. the body of the fifth person they discovered yesterday was brought up this morning. we understand the body, like the other bodies that were recovered yesterday, will be taken to a mortuary and then the official procedures involving investigation and postmortems, with the authorities present, will take p

and hezbollah figures has implications for the wider middle east region, as correspondent azadeh moshiriarely see gaza on this map, yet as we have seen over the course of this war, what happens on this small strip of land has far—reaching implications across the entire region. and that is because of hamas, a prescribed terrorist organisation by the united states and uk as well several other countries. it has long—standing ties with iran. which is known to provide financing, military support, weapons, training, and because of that, in implications of actions, anything that happens with hamas also has implications in terms of what iran will do. yet hamas is not the only one with these ties to iran, there is also hezbollah and islamist military and political organisation in lebanon on, which has considerable power. we also know one of their representatives was also in iran during that high profile event, where ismail haniyeh was assassinated afterwards. they were not the only ones, palestinian islamichhad the second biggest group in gaza had a representative that day on iranian soil mayor a

one of the finals today was the women's basketball — it was a thrilling game, as maryam moshiri explainsony kicks off. paris 2024 has delivered an end to competition that not even hollywood could write. the final result in the women's gold medal basketball match came down to less than a second half, a step and an excruciating one point for france. so one second half, a step and one point, that's all that was in it. neck and neck for much of the game. in the final moments, needing three points to draw a tie, the french team did launch the ball down to gabby williams. she took aim at the ball, shot for the basket, but it was good. but she was less than a step inside the three point line. so the game at that point was over. the us victorious 67 to 66, a thriller if there ever was one. and very closely watching that with sports reporter cheryl restout, whojoins me now. cheryl, good to talk to you. absolutely amazing basketball match. that was one of the best games i think, that the united states has ever played in france was up for it. i mean, to have that whole paris crowd screaming and yel

let's now speak to our correspondent, azadeh moshiri, who's in one of the affected suburbs in the north—easttion they are? well, i am here and _ how is the situation they are? well, i am here and as _ how is the situation they are? well, i am here and as you _ how is the situation they are? well, i am here and as you mentioned - how is the situation they are? -ii i am here and as you mentioned it is in one of the affected suburbs. as you can see, some of the fire ripped through the area in this neighbourhood. you mentioned there at least one woman has died from this wired fire —— wildfire. her body was found round the corner in this area. the government is taking stock of the damage, especially the damage to homes, and businesses like the one behind me. this was a building that sold construction materials and offer services to people in the community. we spoke to the area and they said officials have visited and they will receive financial support quickly, in order to rebuild. that is what you have mentioned and terms of what the prime minister has promised. he said there will be swift suppo

and now time for some olympics news — my colleague maryam moshiri has the latest from paris.e amount going on today but the latest medal lines are huge excitement in the women's and men's canoe sprint final, with new zealand taking the gold and germany taking silver. but germany did manage to clinch the gold in the men's canoe sprint final and indonesia got theirfirst gold medal of the games today, in the men's speed climbing final. that adds to their existing bronze medal. at the grand palais, team gb's bradley sinden made it through to the taekwondo men's semi—finals. well done him. but there was heartbreak for gb's jadejones as she lost in the first round, for the second olympics in a row. jones may still be given a chance at the bronze medal through the repechage. so much still in store today. and at the... it is going to be a huge night in athletics. gb's katerina is leading... there are still five to go. we will also see the men's back in action in that 200 metre final and a race, i saw the thrilling final is of myself. whether reigning olympic champion will go head to

here's my colleague maryam moshiri. 21 gold medals up for grabs today. at the end of the road and on the other side you can see the concorde. that is the location for the women's park skateboarding today. it is an incredible event, it first made its debut and took in 2020 and has garnered so much attention since then. 0ne garnered so much attention since then. one of the main reasons, not because it's. the youngest competitor is 11 years old. all eyes are of course on team gb, skye brown is the big name there. i'm very happy to say that i am joined with him. the progression lead and a pro skateboarder. living structure. such a fantastic location for skateboarding, how exciting is this? feel a buzz in the air and the skateboarders have been waiting for waiting for this for the last three years, building up this moment. what years, building up this moment. what it is about skateboarding that has captured the attention because the interest and it has increased since its debut in tokyo. it is interest and it has increased since its debut in tokyo.— its debut

let's join my colleague maryam moshiri for all the latest. hello and welcome to paris.t's the final day of the olympics — can you believe it? what a brilliant few weeks it has been but, alas, the games draw to a close today with the much—anticipated closing ceremony at the stade de france. but before we say au revoir, let's take you through the results from today now that all the sport is official over. the netherlands�* sifan hassan won gold in a sprint finish to claim her third medal of the paris olympics. she set a new olympic record, in two hours 22 minutes 55 seconds. ethiopia took silver and kenya finished in bronze. in the final of the modern pentathlon at the palace of versaille, hungary won the gold, france claimed the silver medal, much to the delight of the crowd, and south korea took the bronze. after much controversy, it's the last time equestrian showjumping will feature — in la 2028, it will be replaced with an obstacle course. team gb's emily campbell has won a bronze medal in the women's 81kg weightlifting category. 30—year—old campbell lifted a combine

the olympics have entered their 9th day and my colleague maryam moshiri is in paris.ris and what an exciting night in the stade de france. julien alfred stormed to the women's 100m title to make history as st lucia's first 0lympic medallist. st lucia, a caribbean island of fewer than 200,000 people, has fielded athletes at seven previous olympic games without winning a medal. more on that in a moment. but today is another day and there are 20 golds to be won. let's take you through today's results and events. in the tennis novak djokovic and carlos alcaraz have set up a repeat of this years wimbledon final as they battle it out for the tennis men's singles gold meal. 3 golds are up for grabs in the gymnastics arena. with team gbs harry hepworth in the men's rings final. and bronze medal winner on the floorjake jarman in the vault final later. arguably one of the most beautiful 0lympics venues ever, the palace of versailles plays host to the it's the individual dressage final, with three hopefuls for team gb — lottie fry, becky moody and carl hester, in contention. in

let's go to maryam moshiri now and maryam where are you this morning? you think of the olympic mascot? he says hello, how are you. he said he's looking forward to the closing ceremony. i am ok, i have just had coffee today, in case you were wondering. it has been three amazing weeks of sport, iconic moments, brilliance bored, amazing athletes and that is drawing to a close in the closing ceremony later tonight. before we look ahead to those 12 gold medals coming up later today, let's look back at what happened last night because it was a huge night for sport. let's talk about the basketball match, between france and the usa. it ended with the usa beating france. they won the gold medal, it was 93—84, a close match. but usa now have five gold medals in a row. in the men's beach volleyball sweden beat germany. formerly known as synchronised swimming, the artistic swimming ended up with team gb winning a silver medal. we saw childhood friends, kate shortman and izzy thorpe coming injust behind friends, kate shortman and izzy thorpe coming in just behind th